Geneva Suitza Holiday (Illustrated Diaries of Llewelyn Pritchard Ma, #4)
by Llewelyn Pritchard
This guidebook describes two treks in the Bernina region of the Swiss-Italian Alps. The Tour of the Bernina covers 119km in nine stages circling the Piz Bernina massif. Five days are spent in Switzerland and four in Italy, however a number of inviting extensions and detours are also described which add at least two days to the total. The tour is suitable for trekkers with basic alpine walking experience. While the highest point reached is 3002m, there are no glacier crossings en route. The Al...
Full of eccentric characters, Killing Dragons is the story of the first British mountaineers to tackle the Alpine summits of Switzerland during the late eighteenth century. Originally the explorers of this area were poorly equipped, wearing ordinary shoes and no protective clothing. The British arrived intent on reaching every Alpine summit, and 'mountaineering' was born. The title refers to the mythical creatures said to inhabit these peaks: 'Here be dragons,' said the old maps ...
Lugano, Locarno and the Ticino, Switzerland (Frommer's Shortcuts, #613)
Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Lugano, Locarno & the Ticino, Switzerland-and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to Lugano, Locarno & the Ticino, Switzerland includes: Bellinzona, Locarno, Ascon...
Dancing Pines
by Dominique Rosenmund, Karin Britsch, Sibylle Gerber, and Stephanie Hess
Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Zurich, Switzerland-and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to Zurich, Switzerland includes: Zurich, Winterthur, and Rapperswil-Jona Search for more Frommer's Sh...
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A writer and tennis player seeks insights and inspiration by traveling across Switzerland in the footsteps of Roger Federer. Roger Federer could live anywhere in the world, but he always returns to the place he loves most: Switzerland. Dave Seminara is a mad traveler and tennis lifer who has written about Federer for The New York Times and other publications. A pair of autoimmune diseases and a knee surgery kept Dave from playing tennis for years, but as he inched toward recovery, he had a brig...
Hostels Austria and Switzerland (Hostels S.)
by Paul Karr and Martha Coombs
This handbook provides detailed listings of hostels in Austria and Switzerland for visitors.
From the middle of the 18th century onwards, Switzerland was a compulsory port of call for the cultured traveller. Artists and travellers have competed with each other to portray its remarkable mountain landscapes; the silent atmosphere of damp woods alternating with the roaring waterfalls. It still isn't too late for you to encounter the same emotions, if you travel along the Jungfrau railway line - the highest in Europe - and stop off every so often to see the broad sweep of Switzerland from t...